News
September 2025
Former manager admits to stealing $57m from hotel accounts
A former operations manager at a boutique hotel in Negril is to be sentenced on October 13 after admitting to embezzling more than $57 million from his employer’s bank accounts, which he initially…
September 2025
by Albert Ferguson
MoBay mayor urges ex-gangsters to turn to farming, agribusiness
WESTERN BUREAU: With St James now enjoying crime reduction on a scale not seen in over two decades, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is urging displaced gangsters to turn a new page by channelling…
September 2025
by Paul H. Williams
When Oblique Seville ripped his kit
WHEN I first heard the name Oblique Seville, it stood out. Oblique? “Who would really want to name their child, Oblique, and why,” I thought to myself. I knew the meaning of oblique, but I actually…
September 2025
Bethabara Primary looking to brand, market greenhouse crops
THE BETHABARA Primary School in Newport, Manchester, is looking to brand and market the high-quality crops and value-added products from its greenhouse farm. Principal of the institution, Cecil…
September 2025
Jamaicans EAT AgriTech initiative to be launched at UTech in October
THE UNIVERSITY of Technology, Jamaica, through its School of Engineering, has partnered with Microsoft volunteers and the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) along with other…
September 2025
JWN Foundation applauds excellence
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Torriann Haye, a former student of Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth, is an excited JWN Foundation scholarship recipient. A top performer for her school in the recent Primary Exit…
September 2025
JLP says gov't will not be bullied on House Speaker appointment
The Jamaica Labour Party says it strongly rejects what it calls an attempt by the Opposition People's National Party to bully the governing administration into excluding two "eminently…
September 2025
PNP files application to void poll in St Andrew West Central
The People's National Party (PNP) says its candidate for the St Andrew West Central constituency, Paul Buchanan, on Wednesday filed an application with the Constituted Authority to void the…
September 2025
Police trainee accused of wounding roommate during dispute
A police trainee who allegedly used a piece of metal to injure a colleague at the National Police College of Jamaica has been charged with wounding with intent. The accused is Sylvester Williams…